tonight on the reidout give the president some money to fight this [ bleep ]. this is going to destroy america. we re going to fight back at the ballot box we re not going to give in how does this end? trump wins in court and he wins the election that s how this ends for their exalted twice impeached indicted leader, donald trump as we learn much more about the charges he likely faces and how his arraignment will play out on tuesday. michael cohen, trump s longtime fixer who went to prison for his role in these same alleged crimes joins me tonight. plus, the same republicans who scream about states rights are now trying to intimidate a local prosecutor manhattan d.a. alvin bragg the truth is trump is being treated just like any other accused criminal and significantly better than, i don t know, say the central park five but we begin tonight on this new day in our country, a day that shows to the world that no one, not even a former president, is above the law. the
This christmas sunday, as we wrap up 2022, we cant ignor the fact that its been a toug year over the past 12 months, theres been a recurring theme and the stories weve covered. The fight for democracy here and abroad we have witnessed th resilience determination of th ukrainian people as they continue to resist russia invasion over in a wrong, the death o mahsa amini sparked mass protests and civil unres against the ruling regime. Here in the u. S. , voters pushe back pushed back at the ballot box. Overcoming ideological differences to reject election denialism. And as we head into the ne year a new poll by ipsos showe that 65 of adults worldwide say theyre optimistic tha 2023 will be a better year for them then 2022 earlier, i spoke with the most reverend Michael Curry and dr. Barry see black. Chaplain of the senate who reminded us that in a worl that can often seem dark, ther is always one thing that can provide light and guidance hope the most reverend Michael Curry presiding portio
social media claiming that evidence - even directed supporters to again with no evidence manhattan da alvin bragg has not commented on his socia media post publicly. nbc news learned that bragg se an internal email to his staff saying that intimidation wil not be tolerated nbc news has also learned hi former legal adviser to michae cohen will testify before th grand jury at behest of trump legal team the lawyer, bob costello, is expected to testify tomorrow this afternoon, in an exclusiv interview with msnbc, michae cohen confirmed that he will also be back at the da s offic tomorrow and casey is needed a a rebuttal witness this is not about a vendett or about my book revenge this is about donald trump being held accountable for his own dirty deeds, plain and simple i don t want to see anyone, an that includes donald trump indicted, prosecuted, convicted, incarcerated because i fundamentally, or the country, fundamentally disagrees with s much that comes out of his mouth
have the authority over the fd that they just asserted. and i do believe it creates crisis should the supreme court d that it would essentially institute a national abortion baton. plus, as donald trump s nimble sort of republicans i the wake of his indictment, ro desantis plotting in florida o how to take him down new reporting on the florida governor s plan to beat th former president and that s coming up the majority of members of the nashville metropolitan council tell nbc news that they will vote to reinstate expelled state representative justi jones to the tennessee legislature. after he and colleague, justin pierson of memphis, were expelled for protesting on the chamber floor against gu violence that bill could come as earl as tomorrow. and both ousted lawmaker say that they vowed to return to the state legislature. and d.c. s kathy park joins me now the latest kathy, what s next yeah, you were out there as well last week when all of thi kind of came into light. r
if there is anything tha recent events in tennessee and other states have taught us, i should be that state legislatures are critical fo our democracy. i mean, it is where america policy is made and if we don t know who you re stat representatives are, you shoul get to know them because the are determining the future state houses create policies whose impact can reach beyond state lines and influenc entire regions, affectin peoples pocketbooks, education s abilities to make decisions about their own bodies and virtually every facet of lif you can think of beyond laws alone, how you state legislature s run has direct impact on you as well i mean, look at tennessee. more than 136,000 tennesseeans woke up on friday morning with a no representation in their own state house. that s because the republica majority expelled of the two youngest black male legislators, representatives justin pearson and justin jones, saying the violated house decorum rules all for demanding tha